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Formation of allyl-substituted allene episulfide S-oxides and their thermal and acid-catalyzed rearrangements

Nami Choi

Nami Choi

Department of Chemistry, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305, Japan

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Norihiro Tokitoh

Norihiro Tokitoh

Department of Chemistry, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305, Japan

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Wataru Ando

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Wataru Ando

Department of Chemistry, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305, Japan

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First published: October 1993
Citations: 6

Dedicated with admiration to Prof. A. Fava on the occasion of his seventieth birthday.

Abstract

Oxidation of allyl-substituted allene episulfides with a peracid gave the corresponding allene episulfide S-oxides which were found to undergo ready isomerization to bicyclo[2.1.1]thiahexane S-oxide derivatives on thermolysis or under acid-catalyzed reaction conditions.

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